Sin, Sickness and Sanity

A History of Sexual Attitudes

Vern L. Bullough, Bonnie Bullough (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

288 Seiten

2020
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-367-17469-9 (ISBN)

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Originally published in 1977. Extensively researched, this fascinating classic work is a comprehensive summary of our knowledge of past sexual attitudes as well as an appraisal of the causes and direction of sexual revolution.

Originally published in 1977. For centuries myth, misinformation and taboo have distorted our vision of our sexual nature. This book examines such cultural phenomena: from Greek dualistic thought to Buddhist philosophy; from the attempt of early Christian sects to promote total chastity to homosexual practices among the Arabs. It explains Victorian theories about masturbation and madness, sexist dogmas limiting feminine potential, social attitudes towards abortion over time; and much more. Extensively researched, this fascinating classic work is a comprehensive summary of our knowledge of past sexual attitudes as well as an appraisal of the causes and direction of sexual revolution.

Vern L. Bullough, Bonnie Bullough

1. Breaking the Taboo 2. Why the Hostility to Sex 3. "Unnatural Sex" 4. Sex Need Not Be a Sin: Some Alternative Views (China, India, Islam) 5. The Secret Sin 6. Sex vs. Gender (Transvestism, Transsexualism) 7. Pregnancy, Contraceptives, and Abortion 8. Should People Who Menstruate be Admitted to Harvard? 9. Prostitution and the Pox 10. Pornography, Obscenity, or Personal Preference? 11. Nudism and Clothing 12. Homosexuality, Sex Labelling and Stigmatized Behavior 13. Sex in a Changing World

Erscheinungsdatum	16.07.2020
Reihe/Serie	Routledge Library Editions: History of Sexuality
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	138 x 216 mm
Gewicht	530 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies
ISBN-10	0-367-17469-3 / 0367174693
ISBN-13	978-0-367-17469-9 / 9780367174699
Zustand	Neuware